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WESTERN DRAGON by ~artstain:iconartstain:

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In European folklore, a dragon is a serpentine legendary creature. The Latin word draco, as in constellation Draco, comes directly from Greek δράκων, (drákōn, gazer). The word for dragon in Germanic mythology and its descendants is worm (Old English: wyrm, Old High German: wurm, Old Norse: ormr), meaning snake or serpent. In Old English wyrm means "serpent", draca means "dragon". Finnish lohikäärme means directly "salmon-snake", but the word lohi- was originally louhi- meaning crags or rocks, a "mountain snake". Though a winged creature, the dragon is generally to be found in its underground lair, a cave that identifies it as an ancient creature of earth. Likely, the dragons of European and Mid Eastern mythology stem from the cult of snakes found in religions throughout the world.

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~sensu-shinoba Mar 12, 2009, 12:00:06 AM
kibungoyu arimasen :X

i wish i can do that!
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~booger-on-the-wall Mar 15, 2009, 4:44:20 AM
whoooooooooooaaaaa! :wow:

animalistic looks! shit detail! :wow:
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~artstain Mar 15, 2009, 5:00:15 AM
hehehe..not so much my friend :-) thanks!
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~SteveINSANE Mar 20, 2009, 9:17:01 AM
that is a lot of detail....will take forever for me to make my dragons like that.
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~artstain Mar 20, 2009, 4:24:04 PM
if you take a look for the whole, it's like a nightmare to do it, but just focus only in one parts then little by little you can do it! :D
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~SteveINSANE Mar 20, 2009, 6:14:54 PM
Thanks for the tip! :D
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~clobi Mar 22, 2009, 1:12:34 PM
wow, once again, i am speechless!

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gimme some cany, and i'll tell you a secret
don't, AND I'LL HATE YOU FOR LIFE!
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~artstain Mar 22, 2009, 8:55:19 PM
:D i feel so flattered :D
thanks clobi! ;-)
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~artstain Apr 20, 2009, 5:38:27 PM
of course you can do.... :D
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=ray72285 May 12, 2009, 8:15:50 AM
Just sending you a congratulations for being featured in this month's issue of The Dragons of deviantART - [link] :)

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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
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